Delicate moment for Novak Djokovic at 37 years old, at the Australian Open. The historic champion with ten titles, who had to listen to the general booing of the public when he left the Rod Laver Arena center court after leaving after losing the long first set, 6-7 (5) in 1h.21′.
No more attempts. He gave way to his rival, the German Alexander Zverev to play his first final at Melbourne Park, this Sunday at 9:30 am against the Italian Jannik Sinner or the American Ben Shelton.
Frustrated with the outcome, due to the injury he already reported in his quarterfinal match Carlos Alcaraz and not training on Wednesday or Thursday, and the farewell of the fans in a country of joy but also nightmare because of his deportation in 2022, in the middle of the covid period, Djokovic quickly attended the meeting with the media to stop the contest.
The Serbian, who always advances in terms of his continuity on the courts, as long as he keeps the motivation and the results consistent, this time opens the door to a possible farewell to tennis when the season ends this. He said this indirectly, when asked if this was his last Australian Open.
“I don’t know, it’s a possibility. Who knows? I’ll have to see how the season goes. I want to keep going,” he said A revealing detail of his state of mind and how he approaches these times in Ang his career usually appeals to the desire to meet again in the tournament in question next year.
He also left his future at the Scotsman open Andy Murray as a coach. They committed to a trial run on the Australian tour. “We already had a conversation and I thanked him for joining me. But we haven’t decided on the new steps to be taken,” he commented.
He revealed that the injury to the left thigh was “muscular, a tear.” And he compared it to a previous one that did not hinder his success Melbourne. “Two years ago he was able to handle it better, it didn’t hurt as much on the track. This time it’s not like that,” he stressed.
He made sure that he tried everything to fight in the semifinal. “I haven’t touched a ball since the match against Alcaraz until today’s warm-up. The drugs, the physio work, the bandaging, I did everything, but they only worked to a certain point. Towards the end of the first set I started to feel more and more pain,” he said.
He wanted to say goodbye with a positive message, despite the circumstances and having five Grand Slams without lifting the trophy. “I don’t know the reason why I have been injured a lot in recent years. Maybe there are several factors. I will move forward and continue to strive to win more Grand Slams. As long as I can last, I will be here ,” he said.
Although he did not go beyond this campaign, he did not dare to secure a Australian Open 2026. Logically, if the body suffers and there is no substitute. In 2024 there was the consolation of Olympic gold, in 2025 there is still fertile ground to find satisfaction that is increasingly difficult to find.
He commented that the Doha ATPfrom February 17 to 22, “continues in my calendar.” It is not just trying, although it is worth more and more. And his future depends on how he does at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. It’s all Grand Slam or nothing.
Source: La Verdad
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